Global Patent Index - EP 1003325 A2

EP 1003325 A2 20000524 - Equipment control method and equipment control system

Title (en)

Equipment control method and equipment control system

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Steuerung einer Anlage

Title (fr)

Méthode et dispositif de commande d'un équipement

Publication

EP 1003325 A2 20000524 (EN)

Application

EP 99119364 A 19990929

Priority

JP 32806798 A 19981118

Abstract (en)

An apparatus control method forms hidden image information comprising hidden information related to control instruction of a controlled apparatus and forms composite image information (12) by embedding the formed hidden image information in the invisible state against the main image information. The formed composite image information is recorded on a recording medium (P) and the composite image information is read (13) from the recording medium (P) that records the composite image information (12). The hidden information is restored (21) by extracting hidden image information from the read composite image information and control instruction is decoded (22) from the restored hidden information and a controlled apparatus (15) is controlled by executing (24) the decoded control instruction. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H04N 1/32

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G03G 15/00 (2013.01 - KR); G06T 1/0021 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00127 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/32203 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/32251 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/32304 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00204 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/00283 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/0013 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/0091 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/3225 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/327 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1003325 A2 20000524; EP 1003325 A3 20010411; JP 2000155798 A 20000606; KR 100302202 B1 20011105; KR 20000034916 A 20000626; US 6636638 B1 20031021

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99119364 A 19990929; JP 32806798 A 19981118; KR 19990037283 A 19990903; US 40799199 A 19990929